Managing a network of radio frequency (RF) repeater devices

Abstract

A system includes control circuitry that obtains data from a repeater device of a network of repeater devices. One or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area are detected based on the obtained data. A plurality of signal propagation indicators is determined using the one or more passive reflectors, where the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and where the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area. The location and movement of a plurality of user devices is tracked and a beamforming scheme is selected for one or more repeater devices based on the movement. An out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices is executed based on the marked signal propagation indicators, the selected beamforming scheme, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system for managing a network of repeater devices, the system comprising:
 control circuitry configured to:
 obtain data from a first repeater device of the network of repeater devices; 
 detect one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area based on the obtained data, wherein the obtained data includes information of movement of a plurality of objects in the geographical area; 
 determine a plurality of signal propagation indicators using the one or more passive reflectors, wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area; 
 track a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area; 
 select a beamforming scheme from a plurality of beamforming schemes for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices based on the movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area; and 
 execute an out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices based on the plurality of signal propagation indicators marked in the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, wherein the execution of the out-of-band control of operations comprises instructing the first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide a beam of radio frequency signal to a first user device of the plurality of user devices. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area based on the data obtained from the first repeater device and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators. 
     
     
       3. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the data is at least one of radar data that is obtained from a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices or lidar data that is obtained from a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices. 
     
     
       4. The system according to  claim 3 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to tag each user device of the plurality of user devices to a corresponding object of the plurality of objects based on a substantially same location and movement coordinates tracked for each user device of the plurality of user devices and the corresponding object, wherein at least one of the RADAR system or the LIDAR system is configured to track the movement of one or more objects of the plurality of objects. 
     
     
       5. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the control circuitry is further configured to acquire tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, 
 to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to instruct, based on the tag and the acquired tracking information, the first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide the beam of radio frequency signal to a first object in motion of the plurality of objects, and 
 the selection of the beamforming scheme for the first repeater device, to provide the beam of radio frequency signal, is further based on the tag and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. 
 
     
     
       6. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the control circuitry is further configured to acquire tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, 
 to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to select at least two repeater devices in the network of repeater devices to concurrently provide beams of radio frequency signals to a second object in motion of the plurality of objects, and 
 the selection of the at least two repeater devices is based on the tag and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. 
 
     
     
       7. The system according to  claim 6 , wherein
 to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to instruct, based on the tag and the acquired tracking information, the selected at least two repeater devices to concurrently provide the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion 
 the concurrent provisioning of the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion causes an increase in data rate of a second user device carried by the second object, and 
 the plurality of user devices includes the second user device. 
 
     
     
       8. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beamforming schemes comprises a narrow beam, a wide beam, a plurality of split beams, unidirectional beams, multi-directional beams, omni-directional beams, adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams, or a combination of one or more of the narrow beam, the wide beam, the plurality of split beams, the unidirectional beams, the multi-directional beams, the omni-directional beams, and the adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams. 
     
     
       9. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to instruct at least two repeater devices of the network of repeater devices to concurrently provide beams of radio frequency signals to a second user device of the plurality of user devices, and 
 the at least two repeater devices are instructed to concurrently provide the beams of radio frequency signals based on at least one of the tracked location and the movement of the plurality of user devices and the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. 
 
     
     
       10. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to estimate an amount of power to be used to communicate the beam of radio frequency signal to the first user device of the plurality of user devices, and 
 the estimation of the amount of power is based on the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area. 
 
     
     
       11. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to:
 tag the first user device with a first object of the plurality of objects; 
 acquire an image of a first user from an image-capture device provided in at least one repeater device in the network of repeater devices; 
 identify the first user based on the acquired image; and 
 assign a unique identity of the first user to:
 the first user device, and 
 the first object tagged with the first user device. 
 
 
 
     
     
       12. The system according to  claim 11 , wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to provide a personalized telecommunication service to the first user based on the assigned unique identity. 
     
     
       13. A method for managing a network of repeater devices, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a server, data from a first repeater device of the network of repeater devices; 
 detecting, by the server, one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area based on the obtained data, wherein the obtained data includes information of movement of a plurality of objects in the geographical area; 
 determining, by the server, a plurality of signal propagation indicators using the one or more passive reflectors, wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area; 
 tracking, by the server, a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area; 
 selecting, by the server, a beamforming scheme from a plurality of beamforming schemes for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices based on the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area; and 
 executing, by the server, an out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices based on the plurality of signal propagation indicators marked in the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, wherein the executing of the out-of- band control of operations comprises instructing the first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide a beam of radio frequency signal to a first user device of the plurality of user devices. 
 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising generating the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area based on the data obtained from the first repeater device and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators. 
     
     
       15. The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the data is at least one of radar data that is obtained from a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices or lidar data that is obtained from a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices. 
     
     
       16. The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising tagging, by the server, each user device of the plurality of user devices to a corresponding object of the plurality of objects based on a substantially same location and movement coordinates tracked for each user device of the plurality of user devices and the corresponding object, wherein at least one of the RADAR system or the LIDAR system is configured to track the movement of one or more objects of the plurality of objects. 
     
     
       17. The method according to  claim 16 , further comprising acquiring, by the server, tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, wherein
 the executing of the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices further comprises instructing, by the server, the first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide the beam of radio frequency signal to a first object in motion of the plurality of objects, 
 the instructing of the first repeater device is based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, and 
 the selection of the beamforming scheme for the first repeater device, to provide the beam of radio frequency signal, is further based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. 
 
     
     
       18. The method according to  claim 16 , further comprising acquiring, by the server, tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, wherein
 the executing of the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices further comprises selecting, by the server, at least two repeater devices in the network of repeater devices to concurrently provide beams of radio frequency signals to a second object in motion of the plurality of objects, and 
 the selection of the at least two repeater devices is based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. 
 
     
     
       19. The method according to  claim 18 , wherein
 the executing of the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices further comprises instructing, by the server, the selected at least two repeater devices to concurrently provide the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion, 
 the instructing of the selected at least two repeater devices is based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, 
 the concurrent provisioning of the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion causes an increase in data rate of a second user device carried by the second object and 
 the plurality of user devices includes the second user device. 
 
     
     
       20. The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of beamforming schemes comprises a narrow beam, a wide beam, a plurality of split beams, unidirectional beams, multi-directional beams, omni-directional beams, adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams, or a combination of one or more of the narrow beam, the wide beam, the plurality of split beams, the unidirectional beams, the multi-directional beams, the omni-directional beams, and the adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams.